Combination match and cigarette package



Oct.' 6, 1959 B. w. wl-:lss

COMBINATION MATCH AND CIGARETTE PACKAGE Filed OO'I. 20, 1958 BER/VA RDUnited States Patent() MATCH AND CIGARETTE PACKAGE Bernard W. Weiss,Youngstown, Ohio Application October 20, 1958, Serial No. 768,247

3 Claims. (Cl. 206-48) COMBINATION attached thereto and adapted to bewrapped about a number of cigarettes so as to form a package.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a Wrapperand match combination adapted to form a standard cigarette package andprovide suitable advertising and printing space thereon.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a packageyfor cigarettes including a plurality of matches and capable of beingformed inexpensively and applied to cigarettes with productionmachinery.

The combined match and cigarette package disclosed herein comprises animprovement in the art in that a simple and economic package isdisclosed which combines a cigarette package wrapper with a plurality ofmatches positioned partially within said wrapper and partiallyexteriorly thereof. The wrapper and match combination is easily appliedto the basic foil package and easily overwrapped with transparentcellulose lm as is customary in the art. The arrangement of the wrapperand matches is such that advertising and trademark display space isprovided vand vthe bulk of the package is not noticeably increased.

With the foregoing and other `objects in view which will lappear las thedescrip-tion proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being the intention to cover all changes andmodifications of fthe example of the invention herein chosen Iforpurposes of the disclosure, which do not constitute departures from thespirit and scope of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is -a perspective view of the combined match and cigarettepackage.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section on line 2--2 of Figllr 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail of the match portion of the package shownin Figure l. i

Figure 4 is a vertical Isection on line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 shows a modied form of match portion adding a retaining tapeIto the construction of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a cigarette box package showingmatches combined therewith.

Figure 7 is an enlarged vertical section on line 7--7 of Figure 6.

By refer-ring to the drawing and Figure 1 in particular ICC it will beseen that a cigarette package has been illustrated that comprises awrapper 10 having folded top and bottom portions 11 and 12 respectivelyand a panel 13. The panel 13 of the wrapper is provided with twovertically spaced slot like openings 14--14 and the wrapper 10 is heldin position around a pack of cigarettes by a glued joint, not shown, anda tax stamp 15 as is customary in the art. The wrapper 10 is usuallysupplied in continuous lengths toa wrapper applying machine whichseparates a section of the continuous length of wrapper, which ispreprinted, applies the glue to the end sections and forms the sameabout the cigarette package, folding the upper and lower ends inwardlyone upon the other, all as known in `the art. The wrapper is slottedasherein described prior to its application to the cigarettes and a matchportion 16 is applied to the inside of the wrapper 10 with portions `oftwo groups of matches 17 and 18 extending through the slots 14 in thewrapper so that the same may be grasped on the exterior of the wrapperin the finished cigarette package as shown in Figure l. The heads 19 and20 of the matches are disposed on theinside of the wrapper 10` andbetween the same and the remainder of the cigarette package as best seenin Figures l and 2 of the drawing.

By referring now to Figures 3 and4 of the drawing the match portion 16may be seen in enlarged and sectional detail and it will be observedthat a multiple ply paper board blank is die cut to form two spacedvertical panels 16A-16A with a pair of transversely extending connectingsections 21-21. The material of the paper board blank is also cut on aplurality of horizontally and vertically spaced vertical lines 22 and 23tov form superimposed groups of individual matches which are secured toone another and by the horizont-al strips 1-21. The strips 21 areintermediate the ends of the individual matches 17 and 18 and the lowerend portions thereof are coated with flammable material as known in theart to form heads 19 and 20 of each of the groups olf matches 17 and 18.

The match unit thus formed is applied to the back of the wrapper 10 asheretofore described by suitable means such as glue with the upper endportions of the inverted match groups 17 and 1S positionedoutwardlythrough the sl-ots 14 sottha't the individual matches can begrasped between the fingers of the user and one match separated from theothers and removed from the package for use.

It will occur to those skilled in the art that the characteristics ofthe paper board from which the matches 17 and 18 are formed will controlthe separation of the individual matches from the group. In Figure 4 ofthe drawing transverse cut lines 25 are provided to facili-tate theseparation from the transverse strips 2l. in Figure 5 of the drawing -amodified arrangement is shown wheref in a tape 26 is added to insure theretention of the remaining matches in the group when an individual matchin the group is removed.

It will thus be seen that a combined match and cigarette package hasbeen disclosed wherein a novel arrangement of groups of matches iscombined with a cigarette package wrapper which is conventional in size,shape and formation with the exception of the pair of slots 14 thereinin a portion thereof corresponding with one panel of the same in thefinished package.

It will be seen that the `combination of the match portion and thecigarette wrapper provides protection for the head portions of thematches and at the same time positions the opposite ends of the matchesin. readily accessible position on the surface of the cigarette package.

The utility of the combined match and cigarette package disclosed hereinwill be obvious to those skilled in the art and the adaption of thematch and cigarette package construction to cigarette boxes will bereadily Patented Oct. 6, 1959 apparent. Figures4 6v and 7 of thedrawing, a cigarette bQXof the so called flip-top ytype is illustratedand generally indicated by the numeral 27 with the hinged top thereofindicated by the numeral 28. A match portion 29 isapplied to o ne panelof the box 27 and an overwrapping preferable transparent sleeve 30Lispositioned thereabout'which isr slotted `as at 31 and 32 so that endportions 33 and 34 of a plurality of matchesin the match portion. 29extend` therethrough While the head ends. of the matches are positionedin under the sleeve 30. The modicationthus disclo-sed is primarily inthe shape of the sleeve 30 which isgillustrated in Figure 6 exposing theupper and lower ends `of the box 27r whe-reas in the preferred formofthe invention as illustrated in Figure lythetcorresponding wrapper 10encloses the upper and lower ends of the cigarette package.

, Itv Will thus be seen that a combined match andcig arette package'hasAbeen `disclosed Whichmeets the several objects of the invention andhaving thus described myyinvention, what I claim is:

1. In a combined match and cigarette package a Wrapper `adapted toencircle a group of cigarettesand having top and bottom portions adaptedto he folded inwardly upon said group of cigarettes, said wrapper havingat least one horizontally disposed slot therein intermediate said topand bottom portions, and a matchportion comprising a cardboard blankhaving spaced side portions with interconnecting transverse sectionshaving a pluralityV of matches formed integrally with said tnansversesections and extending vertically therefrom between4 said side sections,said matches joined to saidblank interme-.-l

cured thereto with portions of saidV matches on one sidek of saidtransverse section thereof extending through sai-d slot and overlyingthe opposite side of said wrapper;

2. The Icomb-ined match and- `cigarette package set forth in claim l andwherein said matches hayehead portions extending below saidy transversesect-ions of said cardboard blank and stick portions extending abovesaid transverse sections of said-cardboard blank.

3. The combined match and cigarettepackage. set forth in claim l andwherein said matches have head portions extending below said transversesections of said cardboard blank and stick portions extending above saidtransverse sections of said cardboard blank, and wherein said stickportions are ybent at an angle from vertica=1 References Cited in the leof this patti-:IRL

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